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Gold fill, which is not electroplated, but mechanically bonded using heat and pressure

Plastic or rubber, including acrylic, polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), provided they contain:
< 0.06% (600 ppm) lead by weight on or before 8/30/2009
< 0.02% (200 ppm) lead by weight after 8/30/2009

Dyes or surface coatings containing less than 0.06% (600 ppm) lead by weight

Any component that does not fit under Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 is not suitable to be used in jewelry for retail sale in the state of California. This includes:

Pending: components that we have not yet tested, or that have not yet been guaranteed by the manufacturer to comply with Class 2 or Class 3, have unknown suitability for retail sale in California at this time.

Unknown content: trade beads, African-made components and some other cottage-industry parts (especially metal trade & African beads) are old and/or handmade in small villages, and we never know their exact composition. Even a single strand of such items can contain parts made in different batches from different materials. They might not contain any lead, but to sufficiently test them, we would have to destroy them (which means no one could enjoy them anymore!). Because we cannot guarantee that such items comply with the standards of Class 2 or Class 3, they are not suitable to be used in jewelry for retail sale in California.

High lead content: any items with a known lead content higher than levels listed under Class 2 and Class 3 are not suitable to be used in jewelry for retail sale in California.